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Germans and the Union: Immigrants' Struggle Against Assimilation in the Civil War Era

Creator:

Diebel, Nathan W.

Abstract:

The United States of America is founded upon immigration, and Germans are one of the first European ethnic groups to settle en masse in North America. The common narrative of immigration is that of the “melting pot”; characterized by assimilation of cultures into one ‘super’ culture. German immigration has often...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis

Full Text:

” and “cowardly Germans” to describe the alleged behaviors of German soldiers.4 Anne Bailey makes a